Kreuzau

Kreuzau

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Kreuzau
Location of Kreuzau within Düren district
Düren (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaRhein-Erft-KreisEuskirchen (district)Rhein-Kreis NeussHeinsberg (district)AachenAachen (district)BelgiumHeimbachKreuzauNideggenVettweißDürenJülichLangerweheTitzMerzenichAldenhovenHürtgenwaldNörvenichIndenNiederzierLinnichKreuzau in DN.svg
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Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 06°28′59″E / 50.75000°N 6.48306°E / 50.75000; 6.48306Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 06°28′59″E / 50.75000°N 6.48306°E / 50.75000; 6.48306
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Köln
District Düren
Government
 • Mayor Walter Ramm (CDU)
Area
 • Total 41.77 km2 (16.13 sq mi)
Elevation 142 - 360 m (−1,039 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)[1]
 • Total 17,464
 • Density 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 52372
Dialling codes 02422, 02427, 02421
Vehicle registration DN
Website www.kreuzau.de

Kreuzau is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, approx. 5 km south of Düren.

Geography

Neighbouring communities

Kreuzau is surrounded by the following settlements, listed clockwise beginning in the north: the county town of Düren and the municipalities of Nörvenich, Vettweiß, Nideggen and Hürtgenwald, all in the county of Düren.

Municipal subdivisions

The municipality Kreuzau includes the following civil parishes (Ortsteil):

  • Bogheim
  • Boich
  • Drove
  • Kreuzau (incl. Schneidhausen) with 5,150 inhabitants on 31 October 2015
  • Leversbach
  • Obermaubach (incl. Schlagstein)
  • Stockheim
  • Thum
  • Üdingen
  • Untermaubach (incl. Bilstein)
  • Winden (incl. Bergheim and Langenbroich)

In addition there was the now extinct village of Hemgenberg.

Twin towns

Kreuzau is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2018-02-24.


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